Common open authentication

Collaborative policy making

A policy drafting tool that allows organisations to work with their members to produce transparent and crowd-sourced policies. The platform allows a wider community to shape and inform the policy drafts, thus creating a more transparent and open method of producing policy documents than the traditional method.

Madrid citizens initiatives

An open consultation and direct democracy platform launched by the Ahora Madrid coalition after the recent municipal elections which enables citizens to propose, debate, prioritise and implement policy for the city.

Barcelona collective deliberations

A participation platform for citizens to engage with the City of Barcelona. The aim of the tool is to build a democratic, open and transparent city by enhancing citizen participation in the definition and development of policies.

Citizen priorities

A participation platform that enables citizens to propose, discuss and prioritise issues to be addressed in their city. Currently used in 40 projects across the world, including in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, it allows large groups to speak with one voice and organise with ideas via a unique debate and prioritisation system that maximises consensus.

Helsinki citizen notifications

A notification service that lets citizens sign up to receive information on municipal decisions of interest to them. Currently in use in Helsinki, it also offers citizens the opportunity to participate in decisions that involve their municipality, and crowdsources content that can then be used in the decision-making process.

Blockchain reward system

A set of tools that let organisations create a complementary currency using blockchain technology. Using the tools, organisations can run reward schemes that use local currencies and vouchers, and that are transparent and auditable to other organisations. It has been developed for participatory and democratic organisations who want to incentivise participation.